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Tantalus, reclining on a rock at center, outstretching his hand towards an apple on a tree above, a snake on the ground below, buildings on fire in the background

ca. 1557
Not on view
Little is known about Sanuto, one of the illegitimate sons of a prominent Venetian noble. His engravings include maps produced in collaboration with his brother Livio, a geographer, and reproductions of the compositions of other artists, often of unusual size and ambition.
This engraving is after the lost painting by Titian, circa 1553, commissioned for Mary of Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tantalus, reclining on a rock at center, outstretching his hand towards an apple on a tree above, a snake on the ground below, buildings on fire in the background
  • Artist: Giulio Sanuto (Italian, active 1540–88)
  • Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
  • Date: ca. 1557
  • Medium: Engraving; second state
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 11/16 × 14 3/16 in. (45 × 36 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.528.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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